(n)plant bearing very small and very hot oblong red fruits; includes wild forms native to tropical America; thought to be ancestral to the sweet pepper and many hot peppers, Syn.Capsicum frutescens baccatum, Capsicum baccatum
(n)plant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers; grown principally in the Gulf Coast states for production of hot sauce, Syn.hot pepper, Capsicum frutescens, tabasco plant